name
Hamidou
hah-mee-DOO
hɑmiˈduːListen
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Syllable breakdown
Hamidou
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Zarma (Niger)
- Meaning
- a Zarma and Sahelian masculine name derived from the Arabic root hamd meaning praise or thanksgiving; the suffix -ou is a West African Francophone diminutive marker; widely used among Zarma, Djerma, and Hausa Muslim communities of Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali as an expression of gratitude to God for the birth of a son
- Gender
- male
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